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Brian, I want to apologize for being resistant to complying with some of your forum rules, specifically on politics/COVID. I should do what you want without demurrals. I showed lack of respect to you, and I am sorry. I will try to have a better attitude and record. Frank aka So_Cal
so cal, apology accepted. These are challenging times for everyone. I am glad you decided to remain a member here and look forward to your contributions to our Cardinals baseball discussions.
Welcome, thrasherm5. If you go to any of your posts and click on your name, you will be shown your profile page. In the left column, if you click on “Replies Created”, you will be presented with a list of all your comments. Clicking on any one of them will take you to the appropriate discussion, where you can read what others may have replied.
Hey Brian – I often struggle with posting longer posts on the site. I get “Error: Your topic cannot be created at this time.” But I have no idea why that is. I’m not exceeding the 80 character title length. What am I missing?
I would have to check on the settings, but I recall Jager running into this previously. If my memory is correct, posts have to be 1,000 characters or less and there can be no more than one external link. This is primarily to try to help keep spammers out.
Brian,
I am new to Cardinals nation, but have been a Cardinals fan since 1949, and believe that I can make a pretty good case for being the greatest St. Louis Cardinals fan ever, but that’s a discussion for later. What I really want to talk about is a movement that I am trying to get started to have the Cardinals open a fan wing of the St. Louis Cardinals museum, and Hall of Fame. I have spoken to the curator of the St. Louis Cardinals museum and Hall of Fame about this, and she has also been contacted by other individuals who have asked her to consider my proposal. She is receptive, and I would like to encourage any other cardinal nation fans, or cardinal fans in general to contact her if you have this same desire as I have. Her name is Amy Berra. Thanks for taking the time to read this.
Roy Robbins
Dallastown, PARoy, welcome and thank you for your interest. I hope you stick around and join the discussions.
Readers, this call to action is especially for you. aberra at cardinals dot com may work if you want to weigh in. Roy if you have different contact information, please share it.
P.S. As a general comment, if you are in St. Louis, seeing the Hall of Fame gallery (free) and Museum (small charge) is very much worth it!
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